For more than twenty years, Hoosier comic Red Skelton entertained millions of viewers who gathered around their television sets to delight in the antics of such notable characters as Freddie the Freeloader, Clem Kaddiddlehopper, Cauliflower McPugg, and Sheriff Deadeye. Noted film historian Wes D. Gehring examines the man behind the characters—someone who never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Gehring delves into Skelton's hardscrabble life with a shockingly dysfunctional famil...

He's a real character! In fact, Red Skelton's a whole lot of real characters! He's Clem Kadiddlehopper and Sheriff Deadeye…he's Willie Lump-Lump and Cauliflower McPugg…and, of course, he's Junior The Mean Widdle Kid!Skelton's material is broad, his creations are wild, and his catch-phrases go straight for the breadbasket. Even his rehearsals -- some of which are included in this collection - are stunningly silly. Join Red, Rod O'Connor, Pat McGeehan, Lurene Tuttle, Dick Ryan, and Martha We...

Red Skelton's impressive gallery of comic characterizations didn't need to be seen to be hilarious! Through sound alone, he brought to life a "fellow from the country," an inept outlaw, a down-for-the-count boxer, a shady politician, a Brooklynese braggart...and a holy terror known as "Junior, the Mean Widdle Kid."To commemorate Skelton's centennial birthday, Radio Spirits presents this collection of previously uncirculated broadcasts. Three of these are rehearsal recordings, in which Red ...

From medicine shows to minstrel tours, circuses, riverboat shows, vaudeville, burlesque, radio, television and movies, Red Skelton did it all! And, for a comic best remembered by the television generation for his physical comedy, he was quite adept at well-honed character-driven verbal comedy on the radio. Red and his quirky cast of regulars—including Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Truman Bradley, Bea Benaderet, Frank Nelson, Verna Felton, GeGe Pearson, Anita Ellis, Rod O'Connor, Wonderfu...

"I just want to be known as a clown." - Red SkeltonHe dood it! Who dood it? Red Skelton, that's who! Join Red and his alter-egos Clem Kaddidllehopper, Sherrif Deadeye, Willie Lump-Lump, and of course Junior the "Mean Widdle Kid" in this hilarious collection presenting some of Skelton's best work from 1948!Lurene Tuttle, Verna Felton, Pat McGeehan, Rod O'Connor and Anita Ellis are heard in these rare rehearsal recordings and original radio broadcasts, many of which have never before been av...

Clem Kadiddlehopper, Sherriff Deadeye, and Junior the Mean Widdle Kid return for another earful of hilarity with Red Skelton and company in sixteen laugh-packed half hours -- including previously uncirculated episodes and three rare rehearsal recordings that give you a peek at the show before the show!Superlative supporting players Anita Ellis, GeGe Pearson, Verna Felton, Wonderful Smith, Pat McGeehan, and announcer Rod O'Connor set the stage for Skelton's outrageous antics. Episodes: Memo...

Sit back, and prepare to laugh! This audiobook is sure to bring tears of laughter to your eyes!

Celebrate Christmas along with radio's greatest performers, characters and programs. These timeless holiday classics include moving and mirthful comedies, wholesome dramas, and adventurous missions of mercy.Laugh along with comedians like Jack Benny and Red Skelton (in a rare previously uncirculated performance), and with funny families on Fibber McGee & Molly, The Phil Harris - Alice Faye Show, Burns & Allen, The Great Gildersleeve, and The Life of Riley. Thrill to the heroics of Sergeant...

He was Red Skelton's favorite director, and mentored Lucille Ball in the art of physical comedy. In his 15-year Hollywood career, S. Sylvan Simon (1910-1951) directed and/or produced more than 40 films, with stars like Lana Turner, Abbott and Costello, and Wallace Beery. Though he loved to make moviegoers laugh, he demonstrated his versatility with murder mysteries, war stories, and musicals. After a decade at MGM, he moved to Columbia, where he produced his own projects, including the Wes...

Read about sixty-nine years of miracle after miracle. How I survived numerous unimaginable traumas, illnesses, surgeries, mental illness, and suicide attempts. The book begins at age twenty-one, just married, suffered kidney failure, having emergency surgery afterward being pronounced dead, ending up in heaven. My return from heaven finds I am now terminally ill with only a year to live if I do not get pregnant. But God! Also how I, as a little girl, hunted for the God of the “and may God ...

Deck the halls and prop up the antenna -- because Christmas is on the air! Here come all of your radio favorites in a holly-wreathed collection of priceless holiday moments.These classic episodes are accented with humor, tinged with adventure, and well-seasoned with all the good family feelings that fill our hearts during this season of the year! From Fibber McGee & Molly to Suspense, from Red Skelton to Marshal Matt Dillon, from Mr. Benny to St. Nick himself, tune in to ten full hours of ...

Getting away with murder? Don't bet on it! Sometimes even the careful get caught. Sometimes revenge leads to regret. Sometimes we wade through dark thoughts and dark water, through evil and espionage to…Suspense!Radio's Outstanding Theatre of Thrills dishes up a dose of tension-packed drama in this collection of twenty engrossing episodes, featuring performances by Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Red Skelton, Ginger Rogers, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, and more!Episodes Inc...